Thread: best 2 stroke synthetic/regular oil

hi, looking for the best oil to use in my husky 372xp that i should be receiving sometime soon - thanks to all those that helped me pick the saw - im sure it'll be great.

Anyway, any synthetics available? are they better and why or why not. i will use the 32-1 mix that seems to be the one to use. how much are they and where can you buy them - from the web? i can get the husky oil easily but somewhere i saw that it was made out of some sort of vegetable? extract - doesnt sound promising to me...(afterall im almost bankrupt after purchasing this saw and dont need it to lay down cos of anything i can help)

madsens chain saw shop doesnt seem to think that adding more oil to the mix is such a good thing...

http://www.madsens1.com/fuelmix.htm

Talk to Ken Dunn or Motorhead. They have done extensive tests in this area.

I use Maxum927 half synthetic and half castor oil, upon recommendation of Ken "The HotSaw" Dunn. I like it and use it in all of my two-cycle units.

Just use the Husky or Stihl 50:1 oil that's formulated for your saw. I'd trust factory oils from the major manufacturers any day over any "snake oil".

If you are pushing your saw hard you might richen the mix very slightly (ie .9 gallons per bottle of oil).

Use premium major brand gasoline and keep the mix fresh.

thought this may be interesting - in my 136 the manual calls for 40-1 mix - is this the same as the 372xp? if not why? i know little rich is better than a little lean but whats the best for performance & the saw?

The 136 is made by Poulan, and all Poulans made in the last ten years run at 40:1. All professional model Huskies use a 50:1, mostly to reduce hydrocarbon emissions and keep the epa happy. Never run your saw leaner than 50:1, and I would break the engine in at 40:1 for the first few tanks at least.

now i really feel robbed - have been pleased with the saw for its size, but if the 136 is made by poulan im really not expecting great longevity for it - i really feel cheated - is the 141 made by poulan as well??? i would not have bought this saw if i knew it was made by poulan - i would just have bought a poulan for $70 less...

Dont look too deeply into it. Yes the 141 and 136 are made by Poulan in their plant in Shrevesport, LA. Husqvarna would not put their name on the saw if it was not decent. But there is a reason they are $100 less than the next saw, the 340, and the way to do that was have Poulan, whom Husqvarna owns, build them. I have never heard one complaint from the owner of one of these saws and you are a perfect example. Think of them more like the Poulan Pro models, not the green machines. They have the chrome cylinder and air injection like the rest of the family.

well - since i will soon (hopefully) have a real husqvarna and not a poulan in disguise --- (the 136 seems like a good saw - just little but great for limbing). Why do you guys thin the ratio with synthetic when you use it? i was planning to use the amsoil racing oil in the 40-1 ratio - why thin it out, is this leaning of the ratio just cheapskating?

I have to agree with Davefr. Untill it was 'liberated' last year, I had a Stihl 038Magnum which I had bought new about 13 years ago. When I bought it, the recommended oil ratio was 32-1. But the next year, EPA mandated 50-1 for manufacturers for 'emissions' reasons. I bought Stihl or Husky 50-1 mix, but I mixed it a little rich, about 40-1. I use this mix for EVERY 2-cycle engine I own. That old Stihl had excellent compression when it was 'borrowed' last year. ALL my 2-cycle motors have excellent compression and never foul plugs. I can't remember the last time one of my 2-cycles didn't run perfectly.

If you have a damn good reason to use 'racing' oil, then fine. But for the commercial user who just wants his saws to last forever thare is NO reason to 'experiment'. The manufacturers have got the right oil for their saws.

P.S. This horse is just about kicked to death.

Every Friday from now on I am going to start a thread about oil. One day it will be "which oil is best?"
then "mineral oil vs. synthetic" the next week
of course there has to be "which ratio is best?"

i was really trying to find out mainly about synthetics and conventional oils - ratios too for sure - so if the horse was kicked to death it wasnt because anyone had answered any questions about synthetics vs. normal (husky xp & stihll?) (btw snake oil term sounds cool but real experiences and not opinions please) thanks - dont let me waste your time - im just curious about all kinds of saw stuff.

Easy, boy, it's just that this was covered in a previous post